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Which of the following animals are used for making compost?- Redworms
- Housefly
- Cockroach
- Mosquitoes
Correct Answer: (a) Redworms
Explanation: Redworms also known as red wigglers (are decomposers) are used for making compost. The red worms species (Eisenia fetida) loves living in rotting organic material and manure and is extremely efficient at breaking it down (Decomposing). They work as scavengers in the ecosystem, feeding off of and decomposing dead plant and animal material. Vermicomposting is the method of preparing compost with the help of redworms or earthworms.
Extra information: The garbage containing plant and animal wastes, and waste food, when left as such in pits or heaps is acted upon by bacteria, fungus-like organisms causing rotting.
Rotting leads to the formation of manure. It is the conversion of complex molecules into simple molecules which can be used by plants for growth and development. Thus, the rotting and conversion of some organic materials into manure is called composting.
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